The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1996
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
1:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 905
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.51° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.98° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.